File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.' [‎395v] (799/804)

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for the rifle and also a letter from the British Consul. The Italian man then took
me and the rifle and the papers all ashore. Then an Italian officer on shore asked
me whohad written the papers I said the Sultan of Maskat and the British
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , M skat The Italian officer asked if I had given some present
to the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. for this writing. I said no. The Somalis there came
and asked the Italian officer to let me go with my buggalow Large trading vessel. .
The Italian officer next day sent the passengers—174 in all—to Mombassa in
another boat. I did not take passage money from them. I kept the $2 from each
passenger. It was only $300. There were 32 women and 142 men. The total
passage money from them would have been $1,108. I therfore lost 808 dollars.
After 12 days the Italians sent the crew of the buggalow Large trading vessel. with their belongings
to Sawahil. The crew were 22. I had given them $1,800 as advance for the journey..
They were to trade with it for themselves. I asked the Italian not to send them
I away because they had had this money from me. I alone remained in Hafun one
month and 18 days. Every day the Italian said an officer would come and give
orders, but it did not come. I paid $130 for a boat to Mokalla. The Somali Sultan
helped.
The Italian officer give me a receipt for the $1,000 taken from buggalow Large trading vessel. . There
were also mats and carpets and other things in the buggalow Large trading vessel. . The passengers
stole from my wife $180 gold ornaments. I hid them in a package when the Italians
came, because I thought they would steal them. The passengers stole them.
From Mikalla I took a small boat to Merbat and from Merbat came to Sur. From
Sur I came here with letters from Jaalan and Sur to the Sultan and to the British
Consul. I left Hafun to go to Mokalla on 8th Muharram. I have heard that the
Italians have given the buggalow Large trading vessel. back. Now I have got no crew and nothing at
all. The buggalow Large trading vessel. was properly sealed when I left.
I claim compensation as follows :—
(1) $1,000. The Italians counted this; it is in the bag. They took it
when I first came to Hafun. The Italians have it now.
(2) Goods in the buggalow—
(a) Six cases dried grapes $48.
(b) 500 bags of chunam $1,550. I bought this at Mokalla and paid
$100 per 100 bags. I also paid $50 as duty at Mokalla for export
on each 100 bags, in all $250. The empty bags cost $14 a hundred,
in all $70 for 500. The cooly was $11 for 100 bags, $55. The
freight for each 100 bags from Mokalla to Swahli was $37. I
should have sold each bag at Swahli for Rs. 5, so that I should
have got Rs. 2,500. I have, however, only put my loss at $1,550
(c) 35 bundles of dates $290. I got these dates from Basreh and
Bami. These were for eating for the crew and a few for presents
(d) 14 bags of rice $168. These we bought at Mokalla. Between
Mokalla and Hafun we ate 3 bags of rice out of 17 and had 14 left.
(e) Dried fish to amount of $70. I took this from Merbat. Some of
this was for eating and some was for profit.
(/) Amber $300. This I got from Sur.
The total of these items is $2,426.
(3) $808, the balance of the passage money which I should have received
from passengers to Mombassa.
(4) $1,800. I gave this sum as advance to the crew. I gave it them as
advance for the last voyage but one. For this voyage I gave advance of
$1,100. The rule is that these advances are given each voyage and are
not repaid unless the men wish to leave the boat and go to some
other Nakhoda. Then they have to pay half the money given.
Now my crew have gone and I have lost all the advances. The
total is $2,900.